394 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 7

TEXT 36

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MHI ATA TA FTI: |
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kalena milita-dhiyam avamrsya ninam
stokdyusadm sva-nigamo bata ditira-parah

avirhitas tv anuyugam sa hi satyavatyam
veda-drumam vita-paso vibhajisyati sma

kalena—in course of time; milita-dhiyam—of the less intelligent persons;
avamrsya—considering the difficulties; nfnam—of humanity at large;
stoka-dyusam—of the short-living persons; sva-nigamah—the Vedic litera-
tures compiled by him; bata—exactly; diira-parah—greatly difficult;
avirhitah—having appeared as; tu—but; anuyugam—in terms of the age;
sah—He, the Lord; hi—certainly; satyavatyam—in the womb of Satyavatt;
veda-drumam—the desire tree of the Vedas; vita-pasah—by division of
branches; vibhajisyati—would divide; sma—as it were.

TRANSLATION

The Lord Himself in His incarnation as the son of Satyavati [ Vyasa-
deva] would consider His compilation of the Vedic literature to be very
difficult for the less intelligent persons with short life, and thus He would
divide the tree of Vedic knowledge into different branches, according to
the circumstances of the particular age.

PURPORT

Herein Brahma mentions the future compilation of Srimad-Bhagavatam
for the short-lived persons of the Kali age. As explained in the First Canto,
the less intelligent persons of the age of Kali would be not only short-lived,
but also perplexed with so many problems of life due to the awkward
situation of the godless human society. Advancement of material com-
